To each his own I suppose. I'm an engineer (40+ years) and enjoy the
challenge of fixing the original electronics. Have been successful so far
thanks to a well stocked junk box of scrap boards others would not
bother fixing.
For me, originality is important.
However recently picked up a LOST WORLD (dead) that some previous
owner had updated with a new CPU board and set of LED displays.
Works just fine after a bit of work and gotta admit having a full set of bright displays
is nice.
Steve